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Rotel RB850 bridged with M80's
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Does any body know if there is an issue hooking up my M80's to a pair of RB-850's in Bridged mode?
I had issues using my 80's in bridged mode with my RB971.
Does anybody think I would hear a difference between a pair of RB850's and my 971 not bridged?
I would test sound quality myself, but that would require pulling apart my rack for rewiring. I don't really want to do that until I get some opinions.
I would contact Rotel, but I believe is a holiday in the US and I don't want to wait till Monday.
Thanks
pn
paul
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I would have to say that you will most likely run into the same problem as you did before.I tried to find that amp on Rotels website with no luck.
Rick
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Re: Rotel RB850 bridged with M80's
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If you bridge a 4 ohm speaker like the M80 the amplifier is going to see a 2 ohm load. That is really low and most amps are not going to be stable at that much of an impedance load.
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Stupid question. How do you connect speakers in "bridged" mode?
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While manufactures will tell you that bridging an amp with a 4 ohm speaker that the amp will see a 2 ohm load this is not correct ( thanks JohnK ).As I was told the impedance of a speaker does not change, it's the amp that has changed.
Here is an article that JohnK refered to me to explain the bridging an amp.It's a good read.
I would not use the Rotel in bridged mode with the M80s.You will likely damage the amp.
Rick
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Yes, thats what I figured. Just wanted to be safe. I guess I will have to sell them.
Thanks for the input anyways.
Anybody know what kind of money I should expect for an 850 or 2.
pn
paul
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